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Sri Lanka’s stocks open sluggishly Monday morning

Sri Lanka shares were trading slow on Monday morning after the long weekend.

October 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee opens at 323.50/324.50 to US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 323.50/324.50 to the US dollar on Monday, dealers said.

October 2, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s rupee closes at 323.50/324.25 to the US dollar on Wednesday

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 323.50/324.25 to the US dollar on Wednesday, dealers said.

September 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s stocks up on Wednesday due to speculation

Sri Lanka shares were up at close of trading on Wednesday ahead of the four-day weekend and due to speculative activity

September 27, 2023 1 min read
India's Mazagon to buy into Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard with cash injection

Mazagaon was also ready to buy any rights, not taken up by other shareholders

Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields down

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield fallin...

April 6, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bourse launches sector indices with S&P

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange has launched sector indices with S&P Down Jones Indices, which official...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka liquidity short rises to Rs57bn amid forex interventions

ECONOMYNEXT - Liquidity shortages rose to 57 billion rupees on Tuesday from 41 billion rupees a day earlier, pointing to...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares jump to 5-wk closing high on retail buying

COLOMBO, April 5 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose 1.3 percent on Tuesday to a five-week closing high, as local retail ...

April 5, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares end 3-day winning streak as economic woes resurface

COLOMBO, April 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed lower for the first time in four sessions on Monday amid a steep r...

April 4, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee held with state bank sales; bond yields fall

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted around 145.20/40 to the US dollar in the spot next forex market and long bond...

April 4, 2016 2 min read

Foreign investors pause sales of Sri Lanka rupee bonds

ECONOMYNEXT - Foreign investors of Sri Lanka rupee bonds have paused intense selling seen over the past month and bought...

April 3, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka long bond yields plunge

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's bond yields extended falls Friday falling as much as 150 to 200 basis points in three days, gi...

April 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares edge up, but post 1st weekly loss in 3 weeks

COLOMBO, April 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for a third straight session to hit a one-week high on Friday led by...

April 1, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee at 146.30/70 to US dollar in spot next forex market

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 146.30/70 to the US dollar in the spot next forex market Friday with a sta...

April 1, 2016 1 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka shares edge up, but down 12 pct in March quarter

COLOMBO, March 31 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares firmed up on Thursday led by large caps on fiscal year-end buying, but c...

March 31, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's HSBC unit gives up primary dealership in gilts

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's HSBC Bank had given up is primary dealer license in Treasuries, the central bank said.

March 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs50bn in bonds, yields lower

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka sold 50.1 billion rupees of bonds at Thursday's auction with 2028 bonds sold at yields lower tha...

March 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee strengthens in spot next forex market

ECONOMYENXT - The rupee strengthened to 147.70/148.00 rupees in the spot next market after opening weaker than 149 to th...

March 31, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's banks borrow Rs31bn from discount window

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's banks borrowed 31.5 billion rupees from the central bank's overnight window where money is pri...

March 31, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares rise on foreign buying, cbank rate move

COLOMBO, March 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares edged up on Wednesday from a two-week closing low hit in the previous se...

March 30, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka 12-month Treasuries yield up 74pb

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's 12-month Treasuries yield rose 74 basis points to 10.64 percent at Wednesday's auction a day a...

March 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka bank selling rate for US dollar breaches 150.50 rupees

ECONOMYNEXT - The selling rate for US dollar telegraphic transfers by banks in Colombo fell to 154.54 rupees on Wednesda...

March 30, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Fitch upgrades Hemas Holdings to 'AA-(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT - Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka’s Hemas Holdings National Long-Term Rating to 'AA-(lka)' from ...

March 30, 2016 4 min read

Sri Lanka auctioned bond yields ease, market revives after rate decision

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's dormant bond markets became active Wednesday after authorities kept rates unchanged, with yiel...

March 30, 2016 2 min read